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Lake Joux

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Jura Mountains

In Jura Mountains
Lake Joux has an underground outlet reappearing as a river, the Orbe, about 2 miles (3 km) farther down. Similar underground stream sources are numerous, including the Areuse, Schüss (Suze), and Birs rivers in Switzerland and the Doubs, Loue, and Lizon in France. The largest…
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